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D.C. Transformed Through Forgotten Photos | Washington DC News
Step back in time with nearly 3,000 newly digitized photos capturing Washington D.C.’s dramatic transformation from 1947 to 1959—right after WWII. See iconic moments like Jayne Mansfield and Rocky Marciano receiving “Keys to the City,” kids getting polio shots, and a historic Japanese stone lantern gifted to the Tidal Basin. But don’t just watch the glittering events: these images also reveal quiet truths of segregation, like separate summer camp buses. The archives are just beginning—only 13 years released so far—with decades more coming. It’s a vivid, raw window into how infrastructure…
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